By Joy Kaka An Abuja High Court on Thursday sentenced a 56-year-old Civil Servant, Philip Bassey to life imprisonment for causing the death of his friend, Emeka Nonyelu. Delivering judgment, Justice Idris Mohammed held that the court found him guilty based on the evidence before the court and the statementContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Stakeholders have called for deliberate policies to expand women’s participation in leadership, entrepreneurship and the economy, describing inclusion as critical to Nigeria’s economic transformation. The call was made on Wednesday at the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) Chartered Women in Management and Leadership Conference (WIMLEAD) in Lagos.Continue Reading
By Patricia Amogu Nigeria has joined 21 other countries in the Convergence Initiative to integrate food systems transformation with climate action as part of efforts to strengthen food security and address climate challenges. The development was disclosed at a two-day National Dialogue on Nigeria’s Convergence Initiative in Abuja on Wednesday.Continue Reading
By Eniola Elewude The Federal Government and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) have mobilised stakeholders to advance policy, institutional and regulatory reforms to unlock Nigeria’s irrigation potential and boost food security. They made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at the Validation and Reform Pathways Co-Creation Workshop on EnablingContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Founder and General Overseer of All Christians Fellowship Mission (ACFM) and former Chaplain of the Aso Villa Chapel, Rev. William Uzochukwu Okoye, has died. A statement signed by Rev. Godwin Tsee on behalf of the Board of Trustees and National Executive Council of the mission saidContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) By 6 a.m., the Post Office motor park in Ilorin was already awake. Commercial buses revved impatiently as conductors shouted destinations to Osogbo, Iwo and Ibadan, while hawkers threaded through commuters balancing baskets of bread, soft drinks and sachet water. A fewContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Federal Government has validated the Nigeria Cashew Industry Roadmap to promote local processing, increase value addition, create jobs and strengthen the country’s non-oil exports. The Minister of State for Industry, Sen. John Enoh, announced this on Wednesday in Abuja at the stakeholders’ validation workshop on theContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) targets no fewer than 200,000 artisans nationwide as beneficiaries in the first phase of the 2026 Skill Up Artisans (SUPA) programme. The Director-General of the ITF, Dr Afiz Ogun, made this known at a screening of the artisans shortlisted under 2026 SUPAContinue Reading
By Moses Kolo Stakeholders have called for stronger community ownership and sustained government support to consolidate gains recorded under the child labour eradication project in Kaduna’s ginger-producing communities. The call was made on Wednesday at the Project Close-Out Brainstorming Workshop on the Eradication of Child Labour and Unfavourable Working ConditionsContinue Reading
By Lengnan Tobias, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Terrorism and banditry have displaced thousands of Nigerians, emptied communities, and turned Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps and uncompleted buildings into homes. What began as rumour in northern Nigeria and whispers in the South has snowballed into a nationwide crisis engulfing theContinue Reading
